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# unix_users # volker-raschek.unix-users
[![Ansible Role](https://img.shields.io/ansible/role/d/59132)](https://galaxy.ansible.com/volker_raschek/unix_users) ![Ansible Role](https://img.shields.io/ansible/role/d/volker-raschek/unix-users)
With following role can be unix users and groups configured. The ansible role `volker-raschek.unix-users` create and manage users on Linux based distributions. For example for Arch
Linux, Fedora and Ubuntu. Furthermore, the role can also be used to create groups, `~/.forward`, `~/.netrc` and to
manage the `~/.ssh` directory.
## Supported distributions ## Examples
- Arch Linux > [!NOTE]
- Ubuntu 20.04 > A complete list of all parameters can be found [below](#parameters).
## Features ### User and group
- Setting up unix users and groups The following example create the user `toor` and group `toor`. Booth with a specific id.
- Setting up private and public ssh keys
- Setting up private and public gpg keys
- Setting up .forward file for postfix
## Configuring ```yaml
unix_groups:
toor:
gid: "1001"
state: present
In the default directory are examples how to configure the role. Copy the unix_users:
defaults into your `host_vars` or `group_vars` and adapt the examples. toor:
state: present
name: Toor
uid: "1000"
home: /home/toor
shell: /bin/bash
password: toor
group: toor
```
### Btrfs home dir
Optionally, the home directory of a user can also be created as dedicated btrfs subvolume. This make it possible to
create snapshots of the home directory, for example via `btrbk`.
```yaml
unix_users:
toor:
state: present
name: Toor
uid: "1000"
home: /home/toor
btrfs: true
shell: /bin/bash
password: toor
group: toor
```
### .netrc
The ansible role supports the creation and management of the `.netrc` file in a user's home directory. The `.netrc` file
for the user `toor` is created below. This contains entries for GitHub.
```yaml
unix_users:
toor:
state: present
name: Toor
uid: "1000"
home: /home/toor
netrc:
- machine: github.com
login: octocat
password: pat_12345
- machine: api.github.com
login: octocat
password: pat_12345
shell: /bin/bash
password: toor
group: toor
```
### .ssh
The SSH client directory `~/.ssh` can also be managed via the Ansible role. This supports the creation and management of
`~/.ssh/config`, `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` as well as the maintenance of private and public SSH keys.
The following example create two entries in `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`. One normal SSH access for `claire`. If `bob`
establish a SSH connection the command `/usr/local/bin/upload-file.sh` will be executed and exited.
The private key `toor@toor-pc.ed25519.key` must be stored in `ssh/private_keys`. The public key will be automatically
extracted from the private key.
The public keys `claire@claire-pc.pub` as well as `bob@bob-pc.pub` must be stored in `ssh/authorized_keys`.
```yaml
unix_users:
toor:
state: present
name: Toor
uid: "1000"
home: /home/toor
ssh:
config:
- Host: "*"
StrictHostKeyChecking: "no"
UserKnownHostFile: /dev/null
authorized_keys:
- filename: claire@claire-pc.pub
- command: /usr/local/bin/upload-file.sh
filename: bob@bob-pc.pub
private_keys:
- toor@toor-pc.ed25519.key
shell: /bin/bash
password: toor
group: toor
```
### .forward
If on the system is postfix installed, postfix will respect the `~/.forward`
[file](https://www.postfix.org/local.8.html). This allows to forward local emails to external email addresses. The
following example create the `~/.forward` file for `toor` to forward emails to `toor@company.example.local`.
```yaml
unix_users:
toor:
state: present
name: Toor
uid: "1000"
home: /home/toor
email: toor@company.example.local
shell: /bin/bash
password: toor
group: toor
```
### shell_rc files
The role also supports the creation of bashrc drop-in files. These are created in `~/.bashrc.d` and included by
`~/.bashrc` via `source`.
Program-related configurations can be made via a drop-in file. For example, the configuration of the bash history via
the environment variables `HISTCONTROL` or `HISTFILE`. In addition to environment variables, aliases and complete
functions can also be defined.
```yaml
unix_users:
toor:
state: present
name: Toor
uid: "1000"
home: /home/toor
email: toor@company.example.local
shell: /bin/bash
shell_rc_files:
- file: "/home/toor/.bashrc.d/10-docker.bashrc" # absolute or relative path to home dir
aliases:
- key: "dcd"
value: "docker-compose down"
envs:
- export: true
key: "PATH"
value: "/home/toor/workspace/docker-compose/bin:${PATH}" # Add local compiled docker-compose into $PATH
functions:
- name: "foo"
value: |
if ! which docker 1> /dev/null; then
echo "ERROR: docker not found" 1>&2
exit 1
fi
password: toor
group: toor
```
## Further ansible roles
This ansible role is used in combination with other ansible roles of `volker-raschek`. You can search for the other
ansible roles via the following command.
```bash
$ ansible-galaxy role search --author "volker-raschek"
Found roles matching your search:
Name Description
---- -----------
volker-raschek.bind9 Role to install and configure bind9 on different distributions
volker-raschek.dhcpd Role to install and configure dhcpd on different distributions
volker-raschek.renovate Role to configure renovate as container image
...
```

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galaxy_info: galaxy_info:
namespace: volker_raschek namespace: volker-raschek
role_name: "unix_users" role_name: "unix_users"
author: "Markus Pesch" author: "Markus Pesch"
description: "Role to create and configure unix users and groups" description: "Role to create and configure unix users and groups"